Faulkner Hereford won the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award in 2017.
Faulkner Hereford takes his service to UA and the state up a notch. As a University Fellow, Hereford traveled to Marion, Alabama, for a series of Black Belt Experience service projects at the end of his freshman year. But he didn’t settle for doing what was expected – he ended up exploring poverty in the area and making a documentary film about it.
Hereford has served UA and the community in a range of ways, including participating in Capstone Men and Women – he was elected vice president of the group – and in the Mortar Board honor society – where he was elected president. He was a member of the Documenting Justice team and served as a mentor in the Honors College’s Dream project at a middle school in Cottondale. As a political science, economics and history major, Hereford has taken advantage of opportunities for international service and study, including participating in the Cuba Experience, which brought him into contact with that country’s citizenry, and a stint at the London School of Economics studying public finance. He also is working on a master’s degree in applied economics through the University Scholars program.
In addition to the University Fellows and Mortar Board, Hereford, originally from Birmingham, Alabama, is a member of the Cardinal Key Honor Society, Order of Omega Honor Society, Omicron Delta Kappa Senior Honor Society and Blue Key Honor Society. His parents are Laurie and Will Hereford.